Killing Joke - Let's All Go (To The Fire Dances)

What this video is

Released in June 1983, 'Let's All Go (to the Fire Dances)' arrived at a critical juncture in British post-punk's evolution. Killing Joke had spent the prior year in near-dissolution, with vocalist Jaz Coleman relocating to Iceland amid apocalyptic beliefs. Fire Dances represented a reconstituted band — now featuring bassist Paul Raven — steering toward greater accessibility while retaining the group's tribal,…

Why it matters

As Killing Joke's debut music video, this clip is a genre-defining artifact documenting the moment post-punk's most uncompromising acts began engaging with the music video medium. The track itself represents the band's transition toward chart-accessible songwriting — reaching UK Singles Chart…

The director

Tony van den Ende is a prolific British-based music video director and filmmaker active from the early 1980s through the 2000s. His credits span over 92 directorial music video projects across multiple genres. He directed iconic clips for A Flock of…